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A gripping account of the Essex disaster, the 1820 whaleship wreck that inspired Moby-Dick. Nathaniel Philbrick combines nautical history, survival narrative and vivid storytelling in this acclaimed nonfiction classic.
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Pure maritime dread, beautifully told.
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